How I Started My Weight Loss Journey – Biodun Stephen

Biodun Stephen

Popular Nollywood filmmaker Biodun Stephen has shared details of her weight loss journey. She recently had her say via her Instagram page, and fans have been reacting.

Revealing that lifestyle changes helped her lose a total of 22 kilograms, she shared that health concerns linked to stress-related weight gain aided her decision to take control of her body.

Biodun added that she’ll remain focused on maintaining her current weight range and continuing her routine.

Her words, “I stepped into the 3 digit weight category in 2010. I paid no mind until small small health challenges began to creep in. So January 2025 I decided to do something about it. I realized the weight gain was actually induced by stress.

I needed a complete lifestyle change. 6 hours sleep time, understanding my metabolism, a long list of dos and dont. I began. By April of 2025, I only successfully lost 4kg. I was so disheartened. Then I decided to get help and for 3 month, I quickly shed another 10kg. That was all the boost I needed, something to encourage me on this journey. By September, I had successfully lost a total of 14kg. But i was still 12kg away from my goal.

Even if it was 2 kilo beneath 100kg, I would take it. From September, I took my walking seriously, gave my metabolism 14-16 hours to process my intake, slept 6 hours, took my vitamins religiously and 2 weeks ago after 16 months, I stepped on the scale and I saw 98kg. 22kg lost. This is a win for me. The bigger win is to ensure i stay in my 2 digits era till end of year, na den I go kee cow.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.